Way back in about 1996 I flew SouthWest Airlines from Austin to Las Vegas. The flight was not over booked, There were plenty of empty seats and there was plenty of room. Overall the flight was fine, but you sure where not sitting in the lap of luxury..:grin:
That was kind of a spur-of-the-moment flight since it was SouthWest Airline's 25th anniversary and flights were only $25 for each segment. Since the Austin to Las Vegas flight was non-stop, it only cost me $56 (w/taxes) for a round trip ticket per person. Wow, What a bargin..:banana:
I'm going back to Vegas in October and the round trip tickets on US Airways is over $260 (w/Taxes)
My biggest problem with the airlines is that they charge different Airport Fees for the same departure and destination airports. From what I am reading, Some airlines are lowballing their fares so that you pick them, and then they jack up the Airport fees for more profit !
My $260 round trip Dallas to Vegas ticket has over $91 in Airport fees, while other airlines have higher initial fares, they charge less for the airport fees. I think there should be a limit to what the airlines can charge for Airport fees and they should be included in the price of the ticket so the price they advertise is the full price.
Kind of like how some eBay sellers will sell something very cheap, but then charge you an arm and a leg for the shipping and handling??? Or how the phone/cable companies will give a low price for phone or cable and then you get your bill and you are being charged for all these fees that make no sense.....Just trying to find out what these fees are in advance is frustrating because they can adjust what they charge anytime they want.
I looked up Airport fees at iada.org and downloaded a 151 page document that was total jibberish...It only gave you page after page of codes but nothing relating to the actual $ amounts at different Airports....If you want that list it cost over $1600 :angry:
When you buy a ticket they just lump the Fees and Taxes together, so you never know exactly what you are paying in fees and what you are paying in taxes???:btddhorse:
...Rich
